Albuquerque vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Albuquerque Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$1081
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1949
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5123
$1163
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
85
😀 Quality of life
81
82
🏙️ Population
565K
3.03M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 89% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2080th and 5682nd ($1833 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1882nd and 4th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.8 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Albuquerque ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 319th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2044
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$759
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5060
$5434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$7.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$875
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13552
$13684

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$2021
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$2010
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$2009
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$2018
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$2020
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$690
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$1900
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$2023
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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$808
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$705
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$809
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$851
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$813
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$938
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$849
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1076
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$885
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1260
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$890
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$935
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$1012
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$911
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$717
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$699
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$783
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$812
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$725
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$831
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$714
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
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$1047
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$713
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$689
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$711
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$686
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$1049
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$661
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$849
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$760
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$732
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$702
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$1048
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$686
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$646
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$770
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$678
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$778